A Venetian artist late 15th century

Portrait of a man in profile to the left, wearing a cap, black chalk, with a little red chalk on the lips washed over, and heightened with white body colour, on buff toned paper 

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)

Women's public bath, pen and brown ink on paper

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530)

Two studies of a man suspended by his left leg, red chalk on paper

Annibale Carracci (1560-1609)

A hunch back boy, red chalk, with red wash, on paper 

Portrait of a youth, red chalk on grey paper, heightened with white body colour

Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578-1615)

Mother and child, black chalk, with brown wash, slightly heightened with white, on faded blue paper

A young boy standing, black chalk, heightened with white, on faded blue paper, squared in black 

Domenico Beccafumi (1484-1551)

A standing nude and a reclining nude in a landscape, red chalk on paper

Federico Barocci (1528-1612)

Head of a boy looking down, black, red and white chalks, on faded blue paper

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Federico Zuccaro (1540/41-1609)

A falconry scene: the combat of a hawk and a heron, pen and brown ink over preliminaries in black chalk and some red chalk, with brown wash and white heightening on paper

Head and shoulders of a bearded man wearing a cap, possibly a self-portrait, black, red and brownish yellow chalks

Guido Reni (1575-1642)

Design for two half-lunettes with the story of Heraclius Victorious over Chosroes, pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper

Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619)

Man pulling on a rope, his left leg rehearsed a second time, black chalk on paper

Shepherd boy piping, black chalk on paper

Moretto (1498-1554)

A woman's head with braided hair, charcoal touched with white chalk, on blue paper

Parmigianino (1503-1540)

Bearded figure, sleeping, red chalk on paper

A shepherd sleeping under a tree, pen and brown ink on paper

Perino del Vaga (1501-1547)

Roman soldiers bringing the spoils of war to lay before Caesar, pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white body colour on brown washed paper, squared for enlargement in black chalk

Raphael (1483-1520)

Studies for 'Madonna of the Meadow', pen and brown ink on paper

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Madonna and Child, after Michelangelo, pen and brown ink on paper

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Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Two Franciscan Friars, black and white chalk, with some red chalk on the faces, on paper

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Taddeo Zuccaro (1529-1566)

Horses and men, facing right, pen and brown ink with brown wash, with white body colour, on washed brown paper

Vittore Carpaccio (1450-1522)

The English Prince Conan taking leave of his father, pen and brown ink over preliminaries in black chalk on paper

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